What I wish Machinists had as job actions

[Raikai]

A LOT of people on Reddit reacted badly to a dps loss for a rez, but in my mind it just makes sense. It's both a deterrent (to leave the job to healers) and a tool in a bad spot!

Idk why they would react that badly, when both RDM and SMN's raises come at the expense of potency. Mostly 1 GCD worth of potency, and even more unlikely for SMN who actively uses Swift on their rotations (thus having to hard cast the spell)... They would just need a calculation to equate more or less that expense translated to battery gauge.

Honestly, I have a hot take on rezzes: They should just create a variation of phoenix down, a consumable usable in battle with 5min recast time. This way, the Raises would become just a more practical version of that, a job perk instead of a job staple that weights in their dps.

[ZeTrystan]

Idk why they would react that badly, when both RDM and SMN's raises come at the expense of potency. Mostly 1 GCD worth of potency, and even more unlikely for SMN who actively uses Swift on their rotations (thus having to hard cast the spell)... They would just need a calculation to equate more or less that expense translated to battery gauge.

Honestly, I have a hot take on rezzes: They should just create a variation of phoenix down, a consumable usable in battle with 5min recast time. This way, the Raises would become just a more practical version of that, a job perk instead of a job staple that weights in their dps.

I agree! Seems so similar! But I think the reactions comes from people who already think MCH doesn't have enough damage output as is, which in a way is valid.

[Raikai]

I agree! Seems so similar! But I think the reactions comes from people who already think MCH doesn't have enough damage output as is, which in a way is valid.

Ah, indeed... But those are two different issues, though. Judging by what was said during the LL I think MCH will get damage buffs, but I think is more unlikely for new actions until 7.0, which overall might shift things around everyone, performance wise.

[Ralphe2449]

Idk why they would react that badly, when both RDM and SMN's raises come at the expense of potency. Mostly 1 GCD worth of potency.

I would assume they most likely were talking design wise, if a class has useful party support they are not considered a selfish dps and because of this their damage is TUNED to be lower than of selfish dps classes, considering the machinists is meant to be the "selfish dps" of p.ranged it makes completely sense to not want it to get support which could hurt its dps from a design standpoint, if anything the class needs some more complexity

[HyperiusUltima]

I would assume they most likely were talking design wise, if a class has useful party support they are not considered a selfish dps and because of this their damage is TUNED to be lower than of selfish dps classes, considering the machinists is meant to be the "selfish dps" of p.ranged it makes completely sense to not want it to get support which could hurt its dps from a design standpoint, if anything the class needs some more complexity

I disagree with that notion. Complexity =/= Damage. AT. ALL. MCH's optimal rotation is complex as is having to fit everything in Burst, but even then MCH struggles because they literally don't let it be a selfish DPS while keeping it Ranged. I'd actually prefer for them to do something about MCH's skills in general and make Hypercharge actually not ping-related. Either bring the job in line and give it support that was stripped from it after Shadowbringers launch, or make it actually do damage to where it's close to but under SAM/MNK.